Deep ruby-violet hue. An ultra-floral, fresh and dazzlingly pure nose remains quite primary even at 12 years of age. The focused and still markedly intense, chiseled and mineral-driven flavors conclude in a very firm, compact and strikingly well-balanced finish that goes on for minutes. I suspect this silky, Zen-like and utterly magnificent effort will see its 100th birthday in fine form! This, and the positively transcendent 1999, are quite simply in another class - amazingly enough, the word brilliant just doesn't do either complete justice. Wine, at least in my experience, doesn't get any better.

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